There are 10 ways to get from Melbourne to Minlaton by train, car, bus (Greyhound), plane, bus, or car ferry
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
- Drive from Adelaide Station to Minlatoncar
12h 49m$178–429Bus via Dublin
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West sidebus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Minlatonbus
17h 5m$61–125Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Minlatonbus
15h 15m$161–204Drive 920.2 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Minlatoncar 920.2 km
10h 26m$166–239Fly Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Minlatonbus
8h 29m$194–468Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West sidebus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Minlatonbus
16h 13m$193–439Fly Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane MEL - PLO
- Drive from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Lucky Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
- Drive from Wallaroo to Minlatoncar
11h$468–843Fly Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to Main St / Fourth St - East sidebus
12h 15m$436–874Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane AVV - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Minlatonbus
10h 2m$170–627Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Port Lincoln Airport, drive, car ferry
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane AVV - PLO
- Drive from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Lucky Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
- Drive from Wallaroo to Minlatoncar
17h 58m$504–1,082
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Minlaton is to bus via Dublin which costs $60 - $130 and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Minlaton is to fly and bus which takes 8h 29m and costs $190 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Minlaton. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Minlaton via Adelaide and Port Wakefield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Melbourne and Minlaton is 1011 km. The road distance is 920.2 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Minlaton without a car is to bus which takes 15h 15m and costs $160 - $210.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Melbourne to Minlaton, including transfers.
Melbourne to Minlaton bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Minlaton bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Minlaton is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:18 PM in Melbourne and 12:48 PM in Minlaton.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Minlaton is 920 km. It takes approximately 10h 26m to drive from Melbourne to Minlaton.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Minlaton, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Minlaton via Adelaide and Port Wakefield in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–360
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Mount Gambier, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $28–40
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $28–40
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $28–40
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- enquiries@ypcoaches.com.au
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Port Wakefield to Minlaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Port Wakefield to Minlaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Dublin to Minlaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Dublin to Minlaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Port Wakefield to Minlaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to Main St / Fourth St - East side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- admin@spencergulfsearoad.com
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
Car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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